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Welcome to Enkhuizen

Walk, bike or sail through Enkhuizen and feast your eyes. Within the old ramparts you will find no fewer than 361 national monuments as well as the most unusual street names.

Discover Enkhuizen

City for landlubbers and sailors. Walk, bike or sail through Enkhuizen and feast your eyes. Within the old ramparts you will find no fewer than 361 national monuments and the most unusual street names. Also discover the Zuiderzee Museum and Sprookjeswonderland, be surprised by the special stores and enjoy the cozy restaurants. A day in Enkhuizen flies by, stay overnight and be sure to come back!

Calendar of events

address StoryTrail , Dijk 62, Enkhuizen

StoryTrail Theatre Walk Enkhuizen

Want to experience Enkhuizen in Dutch? Join the storyteller and experience the history of Enkhuizen!

category Wattedoeninenkhuizen
address Binnenmuseum Zuiderzeemuseum, Wierdijk 12, Enkhuizen

Living room concerts

The Zuiderzee Museum is organizing living room concerts in the atrium of the indoor museum all winter long. These small, intimate concerts will take p...

Sunday 15 December 2024

Sun15Dec
address Redders in de fles - 200 jaar KNRM, Zuiderspui 1, Enkhuizen

Rescuers in the bottle – 200 years of KNRM

The Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM) is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year to exist. This prompted the Bottle Ship Museum, together with bot...

Monday 9 December 2024

Mon9Dec
address Enkhuizen bij Kaarslicht , Zuiderhavendijk 17-19, Enkhuizen

Enkhuizer lichtjesdagen 2024

From mid-December to early January, 't Suud in Enkhuizen is festively decorated and atmospherically lit. In the afternoon at 16:30, the candles and Ch...

Thursday 12 December 2024

Thu12Dec
address Het Postkantoor, Hoofdstraat 17, Bovenkarspel

Anne Neuteboom – En dan nu Anne Neuteboom

Want to do something fun? Enjoy this cabaret in the Dutch language!

Friday 13 December 2024

category omgeving
Fri13Dec
address Café Dijk 82 , Dijk 82 , Enkhuizen

Foam party

Foam party with DJ Derick on Friday December 13th starting at 21:00 Put on your water shoes and snorkel and go wild and join café dijk 82 to dance in...

Friday 13 December 2024

Fri13Dec
address Westerkerk, Westerstraat 138, Enkhuizen

Feestelijke onthulling kerstboom bij de Westerkerk

On Friday 13 December, the festive unveiling of the Christmas tree will take place at the Westerkerk! Come by to see how the lights of this beautiful,...

Friday 13 December 2024

Fri13Dec
address Zuiderzeemuseum , Wierdijk 12-22, Enkhuizen

Zuiderzeelicht

Visit the open-air museum between 13 December 2024 and 5 January 2025 for the new edition of Zuiderzeelicht. Stroll through the atmospherically lit st...

Friday 13 December 2024

category groepenkinderen
Fri13Dec
address Jongerencentrum Cayen , Peperstraat 2, Enkhuizen

Cayen Spotlight met The Rocking Angels

Friday December 13th is the last Cayen Spotlight of 2024 with The Rocking Angels Free Entrance! 21:00 Doors open 21:30 The Rocking Angels

Friday 13 December 2024

category muziekuitgaan
Fri13Dec
address Winterfair Enkhuizen 2024, Westerstraat , Enkhuizen

Winterfair Enkhuizen 2024

Atmospheric market with nice entertainment.

Saturday 14 December 2024

category aankomendaankomendeaankopen
Sat14Dec
address Sprookjeswonderland , Kooizandweg 9, Enkhuizen

Sprookjeswinterland

During Sprookjeswinterland the entire park is transformed into a warm winter atmosphere with many original decorations. Sing along with the residents ...

Saturday 14 December 2024

category familiekinderenWattedoeninenkhuizen
Sat14Dec
address Het Postkantoor, Hoofdstraat 17, Bovenkarspel

Olga Zuiderhoek – Maar wat er ook gebeurt er klinkt muziek

But whatever happens, music sounds is the chorus of 'Wintertenen, luizen en eczema, de typhus en de kanker en de flu' by Ischa Meijer, Olga's favorite...

Saturday 14 December 2024

category muziekomgeving
Sat14Dec

Discover Enkhuizen

Visiting from the water
A day of history
Atmospheric shopping
Out with the family
By bicycle and ferry service

A day of history

No city has as many national monuments within walking distance of each other as Enkhuizen. When you walk through Enkhuizen you really imagine yourself back in time. The legacy of the former Golden Age is visible at every corner.

Discover historic Enkhuizen!

Top locations

Tattoostudio Enkhuizen

address Vijzelstraat 40, Enkhuizen

A tattoo is often a memory or story of something or someone. Placing a tattoo is like putting on a piece of jewelry. A j...

category binnenstadkunstpiercing

Holiday home Aan de Kade

address Kade 26B, Enkhuizen

Beautiful holiday home on the 1st floor (105m2) in a quiet and one of the most beautiful locations of the historic city ...

category accommodatieaccommodatiesbinnenstad

Bij N.A.P.

address Havenweg 4, Enkhuizen

You can come for a delicious cup of coffee in the early morning. Or to enjoy the sun, the silence or the beautiful old h...

category binnenstadborrelborrelen

Villa Fridhem

address Westerbuurt 41, Venhuizen

Are you coming to explore Enkhuizen and the surrounding area with a group soon? Then immerse yourself in the luxury of V...

category accommodatieaccommodatiesgroepsaccommodatie

Shoppingcentre Streekhof

address Middend 34-36, Bovenkarspel

The Streekhof shopping center is located in the heart of Stede Broec. You can enjoy shopping here in the indoor shopping...

category aankopenalbertheijnblokker

Taxi Westfriesland

address De Tocht 6, Bovenkarspel

De Boerenboom

address Vest , Enkhuizen

The fortress wall was designed by the Alkmaar mayor Adriaan Anthonisz and is an example of the so-called old Dutch fortr...

category historischmonumentmonumenten

Weeshuis

address Westerstraat , Enkhuizen

The orphanage is located in the Westerstraat. The outbuilding looks old, but the facade is a copy. Materials from the ol...

Sgt. Pepper’s Jazz-Club

address Wierdijk 12, Enkhuizen

Enkhuizen is mainly known for its water sports, beautiful harbours, historic city centre and museums, but is also famous...

category cultuur

B&B Koekelo(e)ren onder de Zuidertoren

address Zuiderkerksteeg 20, Enkhuizen

Koekelo(e)ren onder de Zuidertoren is situated within the fortress of the old town of Enkhuizen. The two-person bedroom ...

category accommodatieaccommodatiesbedandbreakfast

De Oude Gouwsboom

address Vest 2, Enkhuizen

The fortress in Enkhuizen has two water gates. One of them is the Oude Gouwsboom. The Oude Gouwsboom is a historic water...

category forthistorischmonument

Herberg De Compagnie

address Spoorstraat 10-14, Enkhuizen

On the ground floor of Herberg De Compagnie is a café-restaurant where specialty beer and good food are combined. The h...

category accommodatieaccommodatiesborrel